Conservation Stories
photo © jo landers
(Originally published in the March 13, 2008 edition of Country Journal, © Turley Publications, Inc. Reprinted with permission.)
Essays and Landowner Interviews
by Mary McClintock
From The Highland Communities Initiative My Place is the Highlands series. Reprinted with permission.)
- Tevis and Rachel Robertson-Goldberg – Crabapple Farm, Chesterfield
- Dave Mollison – Goshen
- Ruth & Dave Pardoe – Joy Hill, Huntington
- Rick Tracy & Maureen Dempsey – Intervale Farm, Westhampton
- David Lashway and Tara O’Brien – Highland Community Lumber, Williamsburg
- Karin and Bob Cook – Worthington
The Hilltown Land Trust has purchased a conservation restriction on Cummington’s historic Warner Farm, providing wildlife protection and coldwater stream conservation to 119 of the farm’s 131 acres. Due to both the significance of the property’s resources and the work of the fundraising campaign, Hilltown Land Trust President Wil Hastings noted that, “Warner Farm was …read more…
Karin and Bob Cook Worthington The land provides for Karin and Bob Cook of Worthington—and they provide for the land. Moving to their 200-plus acres straddling the Worthington-Peru border in 1973, the Cooks worked long days in the woods for over 25 years. First, they renovated the old house and built a sugarhouse. Having no …read more…
David Lashway & Tara O’Brien Highland Community Lumber, Williamsburg Officially, David Lashway of Highland Community Lumber in Williamsburg is in the business of sawing and selling native lumber. But talk with him for a few minutes and you’ll realize that his work is as much about building relationships and community as it is about wood. …read more…
